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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-17

/ talbane Ior a brief second. the hunted
lad who still chung Co the cause q
his trouble, sprang upon the platform
OF partor-car attached TO the waiting
train. Finging open the door, be
darted IN, meaning, If possible. tc
pass through TO the other end. where.
slipping off. he hoped to be able to
lose himself in the crowd
Vain hOpet As he hurried between
the rows OF IL yet unoccupied chairs.
the rattle of the conductors key was
heard in the rear door at which ne was
hoping TO escape. while the shuttle of
feet. and sound of voices, at the door
which he had entered, told Tad that he
was fairly trapped.
CHANGING despairingtv about him.
Tad,s quick eve discovered at least 4
temporary hiding-place. Dropping on
his knees. he crawled behind the near
est Of the revolving chairs. which. fort
unately for him. was the one next
the door OF entrance. Concealed by its
arching back. Tad made himself as
small as possible IN the angie formed
by the end OF the compartment and
side Of the car where he awaited the
result in fear and trembling.
He heard the sound OF masculine
feet and the rustic OF silken skirts.
blended with sIIbdued mUrmur of
voices as the parior-car began to iii
up. i rather stout lady, richly dressed.
paused beside the chair behind which
Tad was hidden.
1T is so warm here. John. 1 shall
not need TO keep on nv circular, she
said. IN somewhat langvIid tone Tad
could not distinctly see the person thus
addressed. but by the way he threw
himself into the chair and Immediately
unfOlded a newspaper from behind
which he Vouchsafed brief grunt in
reply. Tad Imagined him 20 De the lady's
husband.
Suspending her heavy. fIr-Iined cloak
from hook at the compartment end.
the lady patped and pulled its long
folds into place behind the chair-back.
and for 4 moment Tad7s heart almost
stopped beating, As her gtoved fingers
once or twice actually grazet his hair.
But he remained undiscovered. and.
better still. the sheItering garment
helped TO hide him more effecuually
than before. and. as its owner seated
herself with a little sign Of relief. Tad
chuckled gieefuIIy as he heard the re-
ceding tread of the biz policeman. who,
after casting 4 comprehensive glance
about the car. was obliged 90 beat
hastv retreat-becaUse-
The cars were in motion, In his ex-
element the possibility Of such a con-
dngency had entirely escaped Tad's
mind He was almost on the point of
scramblinr to his feet and calling out
20 the conductor to stop the train. but.
remembering the unpleasant results
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The new mayors of nine cities In
England are total abstainers.
-Ayob Pasha IS the first Christian to
become Minister of Finance to the Sui
| tan.
| The longest single span of tele-
graph wire is across Mekong river in
French Cochin China II is 2, $50 feet
long.
| Skating has been forbidden by .
Roman Catholic priest in Flanders,
who designates it as an immoral and
/ indecent amusement
In Germany women 90 from house
to house busting furniture and tending
tA, drawing-room flowers and plants. 1t
fs 4 regular business.
y he Rothschilds. who now control
ali the quicksilver mines In the world.
are said TO be intending extensive in
vestnsenSs gold mines.
I'm she 10 rthwest provinces of In
dfa. including Dude. there are A. 600. :
Oo0 Hindoes and Mohammedans
crowded irto an ar.aa of 100. 103 square
miles.
The Shah OF PersAs and his wives
were reported some time ago to be
greatly delighted with Tlew dish pre-
pared for them by Wen nese cook.
Investigation showed that the new dish
was nothing else than simple .yiennese
rolls.
A lo41g-forgotten portrait of Byron.
painted ut Venice in 1916 bv Natalie
Scfaiavoni and representing the poet
seated at y soffee-table. smoking, and
wearing a nigh hat and voluminous
cloak, has Eeen discovered among some
mappreciatea relics at Eume. Hun
gary.
-TM Oldest collections of pressed
pants now exEaut. or partially so, are
These Of Aldro9andi. begun about 1858,
amt containing at least five thousand
specimens; of GiraIIt> of Lyons. dated
1868. and of Cess4pin- dated 1868 The
collections are now IN Bologna. Paris
and Florence.
The number oFeuuvicts and e1iles
SAINT % Siberia from Russia itself be-
tya cen the years 1884 and 1884 was lit
tle short of millions. the exiIes alone
nun ubezfng $50. 600. From 1928 to 1899 I
the number of persons exiled was 49,
725- from 1853 to 1s62' 101, 23S and
from 1868 TO 1873 149, 800
= Ienzy Ffelding's bones rest in the
En@Il sh graveyard at Lisbon, inclosed
in a preEentious stone. sarcophagus
green with age and bearing on its face
an Ella borase Latin epitapfi. It is a
strikin; circumstance tftst man
whose writings are SO thoroughly En-
glish skiould find Il grave in foreign
land and az epitaph in III ancient
tongue.
Sir andrew Clarke. the celebrated
English physician. declares, that one
half the population of London is per-
Ill. He defines health as
that stat in which the bedy is not
present TO us; the state in
which work is easy and duty not over |
great a trial; the state in which it is a |
10Y to see, to think. TO feel and to |
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-17
PORT WINE MARKS. q

How Expert Surgeons Remove These Dig
celebrations Without Leaving n Scar.
Dark dlScolorations, occurring in
patches upon the face OF neck. known
as port wine marks" are very distig-
~. These are present from birth
cause unknown. When small they
may be cut out or removed by the use
of chemical corrosiyes or by the gall
vanic cautery. When large, the opera
ton devised by DR.. Squire. an English
surgeon, is preferable. His method is
to freeze the skin to be operated upon
by the spray of ether; then with asharp
knife, such az is used In the operation
for cataract of the eye, make parallel
superficial cuts or scratches through the
skin. about ons-sixteenth of an inch
apart. then pressing piece of blotting-
paper ever the part before it is thaw-
ed, In order 10 absorb the blood which
will fsw slightly from each of the cuts.
Clots would ferm In each if this were
not done, and interfere with the heal
ing process. I'm abo ut five minutes the
flow of blood ceases.
The scratches should not 60 through
the entire thickness Of the skin, and
they heal wfthous leaving any scar.
Next day he repeats the process. MAX
ing the second set Of scratces diagon-
ally to those first made. A third one
may be required The parts must be
well frozen. sa as to- make the opera
ton painless and To- prevent the
flow of blood until the blotting
paper can be spplied This
must be firmly pressed upon for about
five minutes, and the pressure must be
to the surface. Ii should
in position for at least half an
hour. then thoroughly wetted so that
is can be removed without exciting re-
aewed bleeding. After short time all
blood still adfering should be removed
by-means of washing with a cancels
hair pencil, then giycerine' should be
applied over tine surface. DIR: Squire
at first made his missions perpendicu-
lar t1ethe surface, but has recently de-
vised aa instrum emit that makes num-
Der of obliGue in.,isions all ut the same
time When ca refully done the dis
,oIora1iou is completely removed and
no scars remain Louis Globe
Democrat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-17

scriptions to My Sweet Mother. -
MY Sweetest Sister Lives" ..She
Lives with God" ..She Lives with Us.
Yet She Lives" for this asseveraiiou
that ..She Lives is repeated four
times on one inscription. Very diff
ferent these symbols and epitaphs of
the catacombs from these gorgons and
dragons ON these old Etruscan tombs
(though there are often sweet testi-
monies of affection on these), showing
that a new and sweeter thought had
come into the world with the new re-
hgion to which the cataeombs are q
most powerful and still existing wit
ness.-Rons Cor. Detroit Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-17

which would probably follow such 4
procedure, Tad sank helplessly back
into his niche. He felt as though the
chances were that the conductor would
not believe his story, and he would
probably be given into cust0dy-bag
and bargage-at the next station. SO,
of two evils. he chose the one which
seemed the least. comforting himself
with the assurance that the train would
probably arrive at its destination very
soon, when be could slip off unob-
served. The voice of lads lady-as
he mentally termed her-disturbed his
perplexed reverie.
What time do we get in. John.
dears" she asked. as she settled her
feet on the comfortable hassock.
From behind his paper John. dear"
was understood TO mutter thar. pro-
vidad the train didn' Z run of the track
or over an embankInenC. they were due
about eight l. n on the following
morning in the city Of Boston,
Boston, oh rimminy crickets, I
hare been and gone and done it now,
gasped poor Tad, who in moments Of
excitement was apt to use language
which ut other times he rather prided
himself on avoiding. because his
mother used 10 dislike it 50. Tad had
a vague impression that Boston was Il
sort of large country town in a far-of
region known as 8 down East Fur
Their than this he knew not. except that
IL was sometimes called the Hub, :
and seemed to be Il sort OF headquar-
tiers for culture-whateve that was
and baked beans. AT least so he read
in the city papers
But. in his small way, Tad was some
thing of a philosopher. He had not yet
learned that through seeming misfort-
unes the great Fatherhood leads His
children in Just the way that proves
best in the end-this knowledge was 20
come. All he could do was TO keep
from useless fretting, and accept the
+, situation as coaIly rs possible. There
fore. settling down as comfortably as
he could. Tad gave hims elf mp 10 hard
thinking. and. quite naturally, his mind
Wenb DafhWtEti III Wei IL LII W 'tAtS.
Tad's father had been soldier il the
regular army; and when. u few months
before, the news had arrived thai he
was killed IN n skirmish with the IN
dams on the frontier, his mother, never
very strong, had seemed 70 receive her
own death-blow. She grew paler and
thinner. till 1T length she had to give
up work. from lack of strength to run
her sewing-machine, which helped 70
earn their daily bread. And finally,
when the end came. the sale OF the
sewing-machine itself. together with
| their seanty stock of furniture. barely
sufficed TO pay the poo- woman burial
expenses. r. is common story enough.
Hundreds of broken hearted, over
worked. half-starved women all over the
land have lived and died after the same
fashion. and will till the millennium
! comes. Yet this fact does not comfort
the orphans tiaay leave behind them
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-17
Pecuiiarities of Cape Town.

Cape town has some fine buiIdin gs
and good, broad streets, but the latter
are badly paved, and the town is said
to be fearfuHy dusty in summer and
very muddy in winter. so that those
who can afford to do so live out in the
suburbs OF In the pretty villages ON tina
railway TO Weinberg, The shops are
good and plentiful, but except here
and there a display of ostrich
feathers or the skins and bodies Of
wild animals. there are few nativs
productions besides wine, and, although
South African port and Cape sherry
have got themselves bad name, there
is no reason why they should retain it
Il proper care were taken in the manu-
facture. The long avenues of oak and
other trees planted by the Dutch in by
gone days are feature of Cape Town
of which it may fairly be proud. but
the country Immediately around j.
very destitute of trees. Cor. London
Society.
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CHAPTER I

teopsrtgaeed- Isss. By D. L0throp d Co. and
Published By Special -47raaqe1aeus.I
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Adventures of Tad:
|APS and HISHAPS OF 4 LOST SACHEL,
= story for Young and Old
Or THE =

BY FRANK Il CONVERSE
AUTHOR OF PEPPER adams s.ELowy ON
TO SEA- PAUL GRAFTON" ETC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16

Gen Sheridan In his annual report incidentally
makes aiOther argument for the transfer OF
the Indian once 20 the War Department lie says
the Crow disturbance was due to the trifilng cir
cumstance that. while celebrating the THEFT OF
some horses from the Fl gans, some Crow let a
bullet NJ toward the agents house. This made
the agent angry, and h went at the Crows before
their Orgy had cooled on. and by his domlneerin2
manner provoked the whole trouble. Just how an
Army ofncer would deal with suca al incident can
oply be Imagined But those who profess TO know
something about Indian hunOr say n Is one OF
their little jokes 10 send q bullet now and then
where II will scare. but do no harm They are not
near 50 apt 70 joke In this way with soldiers "a
teodereet. ike the Crow agent II must b. ad.
mitted, however. that there are arguments Just
as strong this which favor the retention of the
Indian Office where it Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16

General Sparks, as an Official dies with his boots
on, nShting 70 the last. He doesn't want 70 stay
II his policy Is 10 be reversed, and he hopes On
spite OF his natural forebodings On the suDiecr
that the Presidents integrity will outlast the Sc
veranee OF SPARKS connection with the administra-
ton IL Is just possible that an honest and Az
gressive man can be found who Will protect the
United states against land monopoiies and land
irauds. without Insulting and inJuring Western
settlers In body, and without Offending BY inso-
lence almost every one who comes In contact with
him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
Worth 10 10 IA


We would advise you to call early in order to be
benefited by this bargain. have manufactur-
es that this il last lot which can sold
ct such low figures.
A job lot of MEMS sUsPENDERs different styles,
coiors and qualities, equal in elasticity to
pender In the market. We will offer at 14c. pair.
Regular value Of any in the lot no less than 25c-
Great Specialties in our BLANKET AND COMFORT
DEPARTMENT.
COMFORTS ct 64c. and upward.
WHITE BLANKETS ut 99c. aud upward.
We have also added to our Third Floor Department
OF Dress ranging in price from &C. to Csc per yard
including many rare bargains Consequently 1t will
pay any person to come and examine some Of the
Great Offerings before purchasing . Dress
A lot Of ODDS AND ENDS Ladies' Gents, and Chill
drsn's MERINO UNDERWEAR at half value, in order
to make room for regular stock.
Several cases of BLEACHED COTTON REMNANTS.
fully one yard wide comprising some of the Best
Brands in the Market Only Sc. Der yard. Regular
value 10c. and l2hc.
The last lot Of the celebrated BAIMORAI SKIRTS
consisting of widths, with beautiful border The
best skirt in the market for domestic use Only 43c
Standard value 75c.
new lot Of BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL
REMNANTS at 20 per less than the value of the
regular stock.
An immense quantity Of LADIES' CANTON FLAN-
MEL UNDERWEAR such Pants, Skirts, &c, at
REDUCED PRICES.
lot Of Manchester Dotted and Corded veveteens in
Standard value, 75c. Come and examine them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
ART EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT.

Only few. very few, outside Of dealers are
aware Of the difference in both quality and
quantity of all goods sold under the head Of ma
terials for fancy work. The rage for fancy work
engendered spirited competition on all mate.
rias sold for that purpose The result was that
when piices on certain qualities rot a. low as
they could get some manufacturers lowered the
standard OF quality, and shortened the Quantt-
ties in order to name still lower prices, The
imported goods have steadily maintained their
high stand I'd Of quality and quantity. and an
examination will prove to you that they are
superior to the domestic and other cheaper
qualities in various ways. They are more er-
feet, smoother, stronger, heavier, better
finished, and richer in color and tone. We have
confined our selections to tho best-such ~ We
can conscientiously recommend.
Full line OF shades In two and four.fold
Zephyrs. single and double Germantowns. Sax
Ony Yarns, Shetland Wool and Floss. smyrna
Woods, spanish Knitting Yarns. English
Crewels Embroidery Silks &c.
Elegant line of stamped Linen Articles, Fancy
Ornaments. Scsrfs, Tides, Tables, Easel stands,
Umbrella btsuds, &c.
l9-inch Pongee Silks, in all the art shades,
24-inc6 PONCE Silks. in all the art shades.
only &c per yard.
24.inch Figured Satins. very handsome
designs. &1.5O per yard.
(Second hoor).
WOODWARD LOTHROP,
Cor. 18th and SITS. u. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
Mons New Toscuos LAcEs.

Never before have re had such run on Tor
chon Laces. Never before have we offered such
bargains in them. New lots have just been
opened We offer LOO yards of Torchon
Laces thirty-fve different patterns, ranging in
width from q to IN inches,
ONLY Sc PER YARD
2.400 yards of Torchon IAces, large variety
Of choice patterns, excellent widths.
ONLY 8 AND 10 CENTS PER YARD.
$500 yards Of Torchon Laces, about twenty
choice patterns in wide widths,
ONLY Is AND 20 CENTS PER YARD
You win readily recognize in these exception
ally good values. We display them on center
table in front Of the Lace Department, in order
TO facilitate selections.
Main hoor.)
WOODWARD LOTHROP,
Cor. l1th and r SITS, NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16

secretary Fairchlld has done what he could to-
ward Indian philanthropy by deciding that Mon
t4na Indians going over into the British Posses
SONS heed not pay duty their dog -nsh OIL when
they come back. The dog fish In American waters
may ooJec', oet the paramount necessity OF I'm
proving the Indian here cuts athwart the great
principle OF protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
WINTER READr.xADr SKIRTS.

We offer the following extraordinary values:
Children's Heavy Knit Worsted Skirts, with
waist sizes 70 q years. in red, blue. and white.
dss Fine RSt asa fi SSr s:eh IN white
cardinal. dark blue, and garnet, with deep hand
crochet edge. S1.O0, $l2o, and II 30 each.
Ladies' Extra Fine Knit Worsted Skirts, good.
heavy quality. Plain shades and combinations.
Only $3.50 and % each
100 Ladies' Fine Melton Cloth Walking
Skirts. 5-inch plated rufiie headed with band
Only 75c. each.
Finer qualities at sLOO, s1.25. and sL5O
each.
$50 Ladies' Farmer Satin skirts, with quilted
bottom Only 81. 90 each,
15 Ladies' All-Satin Walking Skirts. 15-inch
quilting on bottom. Cardinal, navy, wine and
black. Only a each.
(Second foor).
WOODWARD LOTHROP,
Cor. / lth and F SITS. NV.
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''Ox1r An ADVERTISING DoDor"

Last week and the week before W sdvsrsissd-
and sold close ON to 100 dossn-ssnuins
Scotch Lambs Wool Underwear. full regular
and fashioned seams. and hand-frams made,
is.. the seams are woven tnot stitched,. and
the garments are shaped 10 At the limbs and
form. We sold them at ONE DOLLAR apiece:
vszy fortunately We have shout 20 dosen left
pins and needles shop advertised yesterday
in substance - follows MEMS Scotch Wool
Underwear 60 cents a garment, the balance ofa
lot sold to certain ofou~ Brother Merchants ,rho
exhibited and advertised them az a bargain at
ONE DOLLAR" As We were the only mer-
chants in town who advertised Scotch Wool
Underwear At d. and We knew in our own minds
that It was Q fortunate and timely purchase
alone enabled US to offer such bargaina we
were anxious 70 see how close the pins and
needles shop could come to the exceptional
values we ofEered.and are now Offering. Bright
and early this morning we sent man up there
to buy Q set of this Scotch Underwear adver-
tised at 90 cents. The urbane clerk informed
our agent candidly that "'twas merely an adver-
Using dodge on their part" that they could
not sell Scotch Underwear for any such price;
but showed and sold him an Undershirt and
Drawers Of what they were palming Of on the
public as Scotch Wool" Underwear at 50
cents. 1t il an ordinary dyed Merino. made Of
cotton and waste wool. cut seams. l. e., the
seams are stitched-not woven-and such a. we
sell for 48 cents regular. We have placed them
on exhibition in our large show window, Market
Space front. along with the SCOTCH LAMBS
WOOL Underwear that we are still selling at
ONE DOLLAR EACH, so that the public may
see and learn the difference between only an
advertising dodge" to gull the public. and do
ing business as We understand and practice It.
SAKS h COMPANY,
WHO PROTECT THE PEOPLE,
n16 SEVENTH AND MARKET SPACE.
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WOODWARD & IoruRop

Change this space every day. The store il
filed with excellent values in seasonsble goods
The grind sale of Thanksgiving Linens should
yeeave the sstsntiou Of al judicious buysrs
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t Il 90 Il s sss
ILL CcG ZEE ssss

500 pieces handmade Torchon. Medici and Antique
Laces and Insertions to inches wide, l2c. yard
worth from 15c. to Csc. First noor.....tY- Over
100 pieces worth 25c yard Job lot, Of course. but
warranted perfect goods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16

The reports OF the subcommittee on railroads
and schools. read at the meeting OF the Citizens
Committee last night. are Instructive and valu-
able papers. The warning against hasty presen-
tation OF conclusions and demands, unaccompanied
by the supporting facts and reasoning, has been
needed by these subcommittee, and their re-
ports, deriving special interest from the immediate
importance OF their subjects and giving every evil
dence OF psinstaking and Intelligent labor, are
credtable 20 themselves and TO the Citizens Com
mittee
The suggestions OF the railroad subcommittee
to routes the city and site OF union depot are
10 run the gauntlet OF a special meeting, and the
discussion will doubtless be animated At this
stage Of the movement there will naturally be
contention and wide differences OF opinion upon
these points Every street In East Washington
VIII seek 70 escape the distinction OF having
the b %. road run upon or under It. Northwest
Washington, including Georgetown, Will strive
10 bring the union depot 70 location as conven-
lent OF access TO IL public interests will permit
and objection may be anticipated from that quar-
Ter 70 the proposed site on reservation IL, three
squares south OF the Capitol II Is TO be hoped,
however. that the representatives OF oil the dif-
ferent interests be protected will enter upon the
discussion In q spirit OF Cancellation and compro-
mise. The public generally will welcome gladly
any plan, whether suggested by O section OF the
city. or by the Commissioners. or by Congress,
which Will relieve northeast Washington,
and as nearly as possible relieve south
Washington OF surface railroads, rescue the
Mall, anu provide a union depot at . reasonably
convenient point. the nearer the residence CEN
Ter Of the city, without sacrificing the other ends
In view, the better The attainment OF these re-
suits In some way Is OF more consequence than the
adoption In detail OF any one plan proposed. and
nothing will be accomplished unless this fact is
recognized, and unless Citizens Committee.
commissioners and local press unite TO con-
Vince Congress that In this general desire the
community IL substantially unanimous any DIFF
ferences OF opinion TO particular routes and depot
sites being OF minor consequence and suDordinated
10 the harmonious demand for relief IN some shape
from existing evils The report OF the railroad sub
committee Is q valuable contribution to the dis
cussion which will result The STAR hopes, through
CONCESSIONS on all sides In removing many annoy
anees and causes OF damage by our railroads 10
r;iZrns and 20 business interests and by ooliter-
n; The railroad Disagreement from the Mall,
W. "a: l"w beauty 10 the city.